Magnumite
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Well, jumped on a reasonably priced new Springfield Armory 1911 Mil-Spec pistol. For those unfamiliar with the format it is basically a WWII type military pistol with the following upgrades or changes (for those purists in the group):
- High visibility, 3 dot sights;
- Lowered and flared ejection port;
- slanted cocking serrations on slide;
- Throated barrel for reliable feeding of non-ball ammunition;
- beveled magwell;
- Laminate synthetic grips.
All the listed changes are indeed upgrades in my experience...and older eyes appreciate the sights. The dots I am not a big fan of so I will eventually black out the rear dots and run just the front. This set up can be very fast in practical type shooting.
A couple pics attached of it out of box.
- High visibility, 3 dot sights;
- Lowered and flared ejection port;
- slanted cocking serrations on slide;
- Throated barrel for reliable feeding of non-ball ammunition;
- beveled magwell;
- Laminate synthetic grips.
All the listed changes are indeed upgrades in my experience...and older eyes appreciate the sights. The dots I am not a big fan of so I will eventually black out the rear dots and run just the front. This set up can be very fast in practical type shooting.
A couple pics attached of it out of box.
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